cymbidium

[ sim-bid-ee-uhm ]

/ sɪmˈbɪd i əm /

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noun

any of various orchids of the genus Cymbidium, native to Asia and Australia, having long clusters of numerous showy, variously colored flowers.

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Origin of cymbidium

1799; <New Latin <Greek kýmb(ē) (see cymbiform) + -idion-idium

Words nearby cymbidium

cymatium, cymbal, cymbalo, cymbalom, Cymbeline, cymbidium, cymbiform, cymbocephalic, cymbocephaly, cyme, cymene

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How to use cymbidium in a sentence

Among miscellaneous examples here is a handsome specimen of Cymbidium Devonianum, and a very remarkable hybrid of Catt.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
We have another house devoted mainly to Cymbidium, in which they have been planted out for some years, with results worth noting.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle
Cymbidium has been enriched by the hybridist, the section Cyperorchis being merged in true Cymbidium.
Orchids|James O'Brien
The acquisitions in Botany consisted of some fine Cyrtandraceæ, a Cymbidium, and some ferns.
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and The|William Griffith

The only hybrids of Cymbidium known to me are eburneo-Lowianum and its converse, Lowiano-eburneum.
The Woodlands Orchids|Frederick Boyle

British Dictionary definitions for cymbidium

cymbidium

/ (sɪmˈbɪdɪəm) /

noun plural -diums

a genus, Cymbidium, of subtropical and tropical orchids native to Australia and Asia, having boat-shaped showy flowers

Word Origin for cymbidium

C19: from Latin cymba boat

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